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Origami Maps
Sunday April 20th 2008Filed Under Current Events, Maps
Origami seems to be a theme of the moment. First Google made the odd statement that “Mapping has come a long way from the origami paper creations of the past” as part of their KML news release. Now a court case is the battleground between two mapping companies fighting over the rights to origami techniques for map folding. GeoCenter, which produces Berlitz maps and Compass Maps are battling out in court over who owns the rights to this particular method of folding maps.
In case you want to thumb your nose at the spatial justice system, here are some instructions to creating your own uniquely folded maps:
- Globe-in-a-box
- Miura-Ori Folded Map
– named after Dr. Koryo Mirua who researched how to fold maps so they can unfold with a simple pull of the corner.
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